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the pace of fiscal cliff negotiations. the index shrugged it off, ending higher by four tenths of a percent. volume was 677 million shares on the big board; under 1.8 billion moved on the nasdaq. all ten of the major stock sectors rose. the telecommunications sector had the strongest gain, up nine tenths of a percent. the health care, materials and utilities sectors were each higher by six tenths of a percent. health insurance giant united healthcare led its sector and the dow industrial stock average. trading volume almost doubled with the stock up 3%. on monday, the company's profit prediction for next year was less than anticipated. but with today's rally, shares have recovered from that sell- off and then some. retail continues to be in focus. the calendar month may not be over, but for several stores, the sales month for november is in the books. 17 chains reported sales at stores open for at least year. overall, sales were up 1.6%, according to thomson-reuters. that's only half the growth expected. the impact of hurr
the pace of fiscal cliff negotiations. the index shrugged it off, ending higher by four tenths of a percent. volume was 677 million shares on the big board; under 1.8 billion moved on the nasdaq. all ten of the major stock sectors rose. the telecommunications sector had the strongest gain, up nine tenths of a percent. the health care, materials and utilities sectors were each higher by six tenths of a percent. health insurance giant united healthcare led its sector and the dow industrial stock...
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if we don't protect those families from the fiscal cliff, they will see their annual taxes go up $2000. for those living pay to -- paycheck to paycheck, it will be noticed. it shouldn't happen. i hope the house will take up the president's challenge with the invitation and pass the senate bill to protect families making less than $250,000 a year. with one vote, they can really avert the fiscal cliff 4908% of american families, at least when it comes to income tax. and it's necessary. we know what happened over the last several decades when it comes to progressivity, income inequality in our country. it's the worst it's been in almost 90 years. through 1980 and 2005, in a 25 year period in time, more than 80% of total increase of american income went to the wealthiest 1%. since the recession ended, more than 90% of the income growth in america has gone to the top 1%, while the media income to the middle class has declined to i could go on and give illustrations. i don't think i need to. at least to this group, but i will tell you when we address the issue of revenue and taxes, i have in
if we don't protect those families from the fiscal cliff, they will see their annual taxes go up $2000. for those living pay to -- paycheck to paycheck, it will be noticed. it shouldn't happen. i hope the house will take up the president's challenge with the invitation and pass the senate bill to protect families making less than $250,000 a year. with one vote, they can really avert the fiscal cliff 4908% of american families, at least when it comes to income tax. and it's necessary. we know...
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the congress and the administration must address the fiscal cliff. any plan to reduce the deficit should quote start small and then grow very substantially over time. so dudley basically agreeing with the take that sandy is a bigger event, and then you want to add on top of that dudley's concerns about the fiscal cliff coming our way. >> what does this mean for the retailers because right now we have the impact of sandy, because they're confined pretty much to november. we had this seasonally strong period for retail sales especially for the holiday season. but does that mean the kruk -- money is being spent instead on gypsum board and other materials that need to be bought for reconstruction? >> there is a big disconnect here, we had terrific consumer confidence numbers, so i think the nation itself should be stronger. the high income areas, remember, these were high income areas, a lot of times we're used to storms not hitting the high income. but i do think that we're going to see it pushed to 2013. this is not fukushima where they just decided th
the congress and the administration must address the fiscal cliff. any plan to reduce the deficit should quote start small and then grow very substantially over time. so dudley basically agreeing with the take that sandy is a bigger event, and then you want to add on top of that dudley's concerns about the fiscal cliff coming our way. >> what does this mean for the retailers because right now we have the impact of sandy, because they're confined pretty much to november. we had this...
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help push his position on the negotiations over the fiscal cliff. and so what's happening is that you've got groups all over the country, making phone calls, canvassing, getting out there and putting pressure on lawmakers, republican lawmakers in the house and also democrats in the senate. to make clear what public opinion is. and to push them to compromise and to go with the white house, particularly on those tax rates for the wealthiest americans. one of the things they're doing at the holiday season is they've taken some classic american holiday tunes and rewritten the lyrics and they're sending carolling groups to congress at offices in the states. >> hey, robert, i want to take a look at the title of a new "washington post" article. the title, a detached romney tends wounds in seclusion after failed white house bid. the headline is brutal. can you interpret what mitt romney's life entails right now? >> 25 years after losing the white house in 1972 to richard nixon. george mcgovern was asked in the mid 1980s, how do you get over losing the white
help push his position on the negotiations over the fiscal cliff. and so what's happening is that you've got groups all over the country, making phone calls, canvassing, getting out there and putting pressure on lawmakers, republican lawmakers in the house and also democrats in the senate. to make clear what public opinion is. and to push them to compromise and to go with the white house, particularly on those tax rates for the wealthiest americans. one of the things they're doing at the...
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also, who's talking to congressional leaders about the fiscal cliff? tim geithner. obama goes on the road, look at that video. tim geithner arriving at the white house. capitol hill, dow industrials up 63 points in the early going this there's a morning. recovering investment banker carol roth is here, charles payne is here and nicole petallides on the floor. she looks really angry, on the floor of the stock exchange. new at 10:00, is the mortgage deduction on the table in the fiscal cliff talks, the answer is yes. >> at this point everything is on the table. the challenges you have to question where the limit is. do we want people to the grandfathered in, you don't want anyone to get a new mortgage, we have ridiculously low interest rates, stocks in terms of prices, we don't need it to the grandfathered and the table for the future. stuart: i don't believe anyone is saying abolish the mortgage interest deduction. and a certain amount year is what they were saying. and the interest on it is -- they lower that. charles: there are some people that are derivative. stua
also, who's talking to congressional leaders about the fiscal cliff? tim geithner. obama goes on the road, look at that video. tim geithner arriving at the white house. capitol hill, dow industrials up 63 points in the early going this there's a morning. recovering investment banker carol roth is here, charles payne is here and nicole petallides on the floor. she looks really angry, on the floor of the stock exchange. new at 10:00, is the mortgage deduction on the table in the fiscal cliff...
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host: looking at specific aspects of what is at stake with the so-called fiscal cliff. go to c-span.org/fiscalcliff for a clearing house of stories about it. speaker john vader was talking about negotiations yesterday. let's talk about where he sees things. [video clip] >> the president's idea of a negotiation is to roll over and your guy asked. we need to find common ground and we need to find it quickly. >> again, because you kind of did not answer it the first time, what are the chances that we will go over the cliff? >> there is clearly a chance but let me tell you, i might be an easy guy to get along with. obviously, i've worked in a bipartisan way on a number of agreements. but i am determined to solve our debt problem. and we have a serious spending problem and is going to be dealt with. >> and if the white house is unwilling to deal with it, are you prepared to -- >> we are going to deal with america's debt problem. >> and if they do it in a way that is unacceptable to you? >> we are going to deal with it. we are not going to kick the can down the road anymore.
host: looking at specific aspects of what is at stake with the so-called fiscal cliff. go to c-span.org/fiscalcliff for a clearing house of stories about it. speaker john vader was talking about negotiations yesterday. let's talk about where he sees things. [video clip] >> the president's idea of a negotiation is to roll over and your guy asked. we need to find common ground and we need to find it quickly. >> again, because you kind of did not answer it the first time, what are the...